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Sicilian Attacking Patterns: Plans, Sacrifices & Tactics examines White's attacking methods against six major Sicilian systems, including the Dragon, Najdorf, Scheveningen, Rauzer, Paulsen, and Rossolimo. The course identifies recurring themes across variations: the vulnerable squares d5, e6, and f5; pawn storms such as h4-h5, g4-g5, and f4-f5; and typical sacrifices. Black's defensive resources, including the exchange sacrifice on c3 and central breaks with ...d5 or ...e5, receive equal attention.

This course completes a White repertoire in the Vienna Game based on 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4, covering the critical 3...Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 and both main defenses: 5...Nc6 6.Nb5! and 5...Be7, where Daniil Dubov's 9.Bd5!! provides a new path for White. The course also addresses 3...Bc5, 3...c6, and 3...Bb4, completing a unified system against Black's principal second moves.

The Classical Dragon covers the Sicilian Dragon from Black's perspective, following 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6. Against the Yugoslav Attack, the repertoire is built around the central strike 9...d5! versus 9.0-0-0, the precise 9...Be6! versus 9.g4, and the queenside advance with 12...b5! versus 9.Bc4. The quieter 6.Be2 lines are also fully addressed.

The Hidden Sicilian Weapon covers the rarely studied 5...Bd7 in the Open Sicilian after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3. Black retains flexibility by delaying commitment to a structure until White's sixth move, transposing into Dragon, Richter-Rauzer, or Najdorf-type positions as appropriate. The critical 6.f3 English Attack is examined in depth, with original analysis extending beyond existing published repertoires.

GM Baadur Jobava and GM Pier Luigi Basso present a dynamic French Defense repertoire for Black built around the provocative 3...Nc6!? after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3. This sidesteps main-line theory, blocks the standard ...c5 break, and shifts counterplay to ...f6. The course covers ten theory chapters and twelve model games, offering concrete answers to White's critical tries (including 4.e5 f6! and 5.e5 Ne4 6.Ne2! f6!). The aim: surprise, soundness, and full fight from move three.

This course examines the endgames arising from the Sicilian Defense across its principal variations, including the Najdorf, Scheveningen, Taimanov, Classical, Sveshnikov, and Dragon. It focuses on the structural features that determine endgame evaluation — the d5-square, the half-open c-file, pawn majorities, weak squares, and minor-piece imbalances — and on the techniques required to exploit or defend long-term positional advantages. Central themes include the transition from middlegame to endgame, king centralization, the bishop pair, opposite-colored bishops, and the conversion of subtle structural edges into full points.

The Modern Caro-Kann – A Complete Repertoire for Black – Part 4, authored by GM Szymon Gumularz and FM Sebastian Reimann, addresses the Exchange Variation and the Panov-Botvinnik Attack, two systems designed to make Black's light-squared bishop a problem piece. Against the Exchange, the repertoire relies on 5...Bg4!? and the ...g6 setup; against the Panov, the rare 6...a6!? is recommended, steering play away from heavily theoretical ground. The course also covers the 2.Nf3 and 2.c4 move orders, completing a four-volume Caro-Kann repertoire series.

This course presents a complete Black repertoire against the French Advance Variation, covering both 4...Qa5 and 4...Qb6 after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3. The two queen moves share the target of the d4-pawn but lead to distinct strategic and tactical structures, with 4...Qa5 creating immediate concrete complications and 4...Qb6 supporting a slower positional plan involving the exchange of Black's light-squared bishop. The course was written by GM Anton Korobov.

GM Pier Luigi Basso's Mastering the 2...g6 Move Order offers a practical Accelerated Dragon repertoire after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6, avoiding several annoying lines that arise after 2...Nc6. It covers every Anti-Sicilian White can try—including the critical Alapin (met by 3...d5!), 4.Qxd4 lines, and 3.Bc4—and pairs with Basso's Open Sicilian course for a complete repertoire after 2.Nf3. Includes 10 chapters, video instruction, model games, test/training positions, a memory booster, and multilingual PGN.

GM Peng Li Min presents The Italian Game: A Dynamic Repertoire for Black, built on 3...Nf6 and 4...Be7 against the quiet Italian (4.d3). Rather than relying on forcing lines, the course teaches one solid structure with three recurring plans: fixing the queenside against White's a-pawn advances, the central break ...d5, and a slower kingside plan (...Kh8 and ...Ng8/...Nd7 preparing ...f5). This ideas-based approach aims to give Black a reliable, flexible lifetime repertoire.